Free Web NovelChapter 313: Chapter 312: Bombarding the Spider Demons, Shattering the Barrier
「A few minutes earlier.」
Spider Demon Island.
The United Fleet arrived.
Adjusting sails and turning rudders, the warships maneuvered into a line-of-battle formation.
Firing positions!
On the deck of the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
Su Ye commanded with a calm expression.
"All hands, prepare to fire."
"Countdown from ten seconds. The fleet will fire a volley!"
"Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one!"
"Fire!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
At his command,
over thirty warships opened fire in unison!
From the ships in the line of battle, rows of extended cannon barrels bloomed with a dazzling spiritual light!
The cannons thundered like rumbling thunder, the immense sound shaking the area for dozens of miles!
SWISH!
Streaks of spiritual light shot forth like fireworks!
The brilliant cannon fire streaked across the sky like a magnificent meteor shower!
A chaotic bombardment!
Spider Demon Island.
On the coastline.
A yellow-robed Fake Core Master stationed there felt his pupils shrink, his heart crying out in despair.
’This is going to kill me!’
’Spider Demon Island is huge, with so many possible landing spots. Why did they have to attack my defensive zone of all places?’
’Cyan Profound Sect, you bastards!’
The yellow-robed Fake Core Master looked up, his face a mask of grief and indignation.
Among the incoming cannonballs,
he could still handle the shots from the Tier-2 spiritual ships with some composure.
However, the four Weiyuan-class Spiritual Ships...
The Red Flame Divine Thunders spat from their cannons possessed a speed and power that made his expression turn grave.
And the cannon fire from the United Fleet’s flagship, the Ghostly Flood Dragon,
terrified him to his core, causing him to break out in a cold sweat!
According to his senses, every single shot from the Ghostly Flood Dragon contained a ferocious blood flame capable of easily inflicting heavy wounds, or even killing him outright!
’Damn it all!’
The yellow-robed Fake Core Master’s face was ashen.
There was nothing to be done.
A Fake Core Master was already considered a "watered-down" version compared to a true Golden Core cultivator.
And his own Fake Core was even more watered-down than the average one.
After all, the Demon King’s Inner Core he had used for his breakthrough...
...was not a natural product.
It came from a Tier-3 demon beast created inside the Spirit Control Sect!
Due to the sect’s cost-control measures, these laboratory products weren’t given sufficient time or Spiritual Objects to accumulate power like a natural demon beast.
As a result, the Demon King’s Inner Core was of a lower quality.
And naturally, the Fake Core Masters who broke through using these Demon Pills were the same.
Whether in terms of combat strength or lifespan, the yellow-robed Fake Core Master was somewhat inferior to others of the same rank.
Of course, no matter how you sliced it, he was still much stronger than someone at Foundation Establishment Perfection!
’But... just being stronger than a Foundation Establishment cultivator is far from enough...’
Gazing at the whistling bombardment, the yellow-robed Fake Core Master took a deep breath and formed a hand seal.
As the Guardian Envoy, his duty was not to leave the barrier and engage the enemy.
Instead, he was to remain here and, following the operational manual provided by the sect, use his authority to coordinate the Barrier Array.
WHOOSH!
Hundreds of flaming streaks cut across the sky.
Under the Fake Core Master’s tense gaze, they struck the Spider Demon Island’s barrier with precision!
HUMMM!
The Black Cloud Barrier rippled.
Chains of black array patterns wavered and flickered.
The hundreds of cannonballs vanished into it like clay oxen into the sea, leaving no trace!
The yellow-robed Fake Core Master quickly checked the Spiritual Power Pool.
Spiritual Power Pool consumption: 17%
’It used up 17%?’
’The power of this volley is incredible.’
The yellow-robed Fake Core Master’s expression changed slightly.
However, after confirming the enemy’s strength, the tension in his heart eased a bit.
’It’s strong... but not strong enough!’
After all, there were nine Spiritual Power Pools on Spider Demon Island.
Moreover, they were connected to the island’s Spirit Vein and recovered very quickly!
The Spiritual Power Pools could be switched out with one another.
’Unless they can drain the Spiritual Power of several pools in a short period!’
’Otherwise, the defense of the island’s barrier is, you could say...’
’Impenetrable!’
...
「Meanwhile.」
Aboard the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
At the prow.
Su Ye gazed at Spider Demon Island, his eyes narrowing slightly.
’As expected.’
’A Tier-4 great Array really has some powerful defenses...’
According to their intelligence, the Spirit Control Sect’s Island Protection Array was called the [Ten Thousand Spirits Evolution Array].
This Array’s abilities were focused on nurturing spiritual beasts, not defense.
But in the end,
it was a Tier-4 Array.
The rank spoke for itself!
Furthermore, it was in its barrier mode.
This strengthened its defensive capabilities even further.
Generally speaking, to destroy such an Array,
one either needed a Golden Core Master to overcome it with Divine Techniques,
or a Tier-4 spiritual ship to break the Array with an array of its own.
If neither of these conditions were met,
then the only option left was a long-term siege!
One would have to wait until the Array had drawn too much Spiritual Qi from the island’s Spirit Vein, causing it to weaken, before a breakthrough would be possible!
But right now, a long-term siege was not an option for Su Ye.
Inside Spider Demon Island was a Tier-4 great demon who was currently stabilizing its realm.
Laying siege to Spider Demon Island for a long time was far too risky!
However.
Even so.
Su Ye’s expression showed no signs of worry.
Instead, a strange smile touched his lips.
’To be honest, it might have been a bit troublesome to shatter this barrier before the war started.’
’But not long ago, the Spirit Control Sect gave me a wonderful gift...’
Su Ye let out a soft chuckle.
With a flicker of his Divine Sense, he transmitted an order.
"Jiaojiao, adjust the cannon barrels. Prepare for Type-Two bombardment!"
"As you command, Master!" Jiaojiao’s eyes sparkled.
Under the control of the ship spirit, Jiaojiao,
the cannons of the Ghostly Flood Dragon began to transform. Their caliber shrank, but the barrels grew longer!
HUMMM.
Array runes swirled and flickered into existence.
A crimson color emerged as the roars of living souls echoed one after another.
Within the Soul Abyss Blood Prison, tens of millions of living souls were powering the cannons, just as they always had.
But this time,
something was different.
The array patterns that appeared on the cannon barrels...
...now shimmered with a faint cyan in addition to the usual crimson!
The Gui Cang Wind Stone.
The element of ’Wind’!
HUMMM!
A fierce wind howled!
As it poured into the cannon barrels, a powerful sense of danger could be felt brewing within them.
After a few breaths,
BANG!
A crimson, spherical Plasma Bomb, almost solid in form, thundered out!
Faint cyan Gang Wind swirled around the projectile’s exterior!
No.
This Gang Wind *was* the shell of the projectile!
When it came to the ’Wind’ element, Su Ye hadn’t simply and crudely mixed ’Wind’ and ’Blood’ together.
Instead, he had come up with a clever design.
First, using air pressure, he compressed the blood flame to its absolute limit, condensing it until it was like a solid!
Then, he used the Gang Wind as a shell.
This served as a container for the projectile, ensuring its stability.
Finally, he harnessed the swirling Gang Wind to propel the Plasma Bomb to its maximum speed!
WHOOSH!
In less than an instant, the Plasma Bomb struck the barrier!
BOOM!
The blood flame, compressed to its limit, violently exploded!
A large hole was instantly blasted open in the Black Cloud Barrier, and a raging blood flame erupted!
"What is that thing?!"
The yellow-robed Fake Core Master was horrified.
He hurriedly checked the Spiritual Power Pool: 10%!
One shot?
Used up 10% of the Spiritual Power Pool?
And now,
twelve such cannons were raised on the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s deck!
In addition, the prow of the ship split open, revealing a main cannon with a terrifyingly large caliber.
—The [Song of Hell]!
